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When it comes to building APIs and web services there are two main contenders:
* REST - Representational State Transfer
* SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
What is REST web service?
REST web service is an API architecture that allows the interaction between two programs, and lets one program request and manipulate resources
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In our technologically driven world, not a day goes by where we're not scrolling away on our phone's apps or surfing all corners of the web. But have you ever stopped and wondered how your phone and computer are able to interact with apps and websites
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HTML made a transition into HTML5 way back in 2008. While it took several years to roll out, what came with it was a whole host of benefits from cleaner code structure to offline browsing.
But where did it all begin and how did the HTML5 roll-out progress? In
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Together with a computer's processor
[https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/evolution-cpu-too-much-process/] and storage
[https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/advantages-ssd-storage/], random-access memory
is a crucial element in the performance of a computer system. Random access
memory allows data to be
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Whether it’s a laptop, desktop PC, or a high-powered server, microprocessors are the key component at the core of all types of computer hardware. Essentially, the central processing unit (CPU) is the brain of a computer system. It carries out the number-crunching, moving power between other vital
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Data mining is a form of business intelligence and data analysis. It is the process of analysing data to draw useful conclusions or predictions from it. It’s a technique frequently adopted by large-scale ecommerce businesses to aid with marketing and product development.
Data mining in ecommerce to build
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Your web server responds to client requests and delivers web content through the internet to the user’s browser, making it crucial for any website or VPS project. Your chosen web server software can therefore have a huge impact on performance, speed, flexibility and security, so you need to choose
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If you’re running websites with an out-of-date version of PHP, we recommend that you upgrade to PHP 8 or beyond. A newer version is more likely to be protected from security vulnerabilities and attacks because the PHP community releases regular security patches and updates to known bugs.
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Thumping bass, deafening TV, barking dogs and all-night shouting matches. If
you’ve ever had loud, disruptive residents on your street or in your block of
flats, you’ll be all too familiar with the concept of noisy neighbours. Maybe
the worst thing is their sheer selfishness – doing whatever
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With over 60 million websites and counting, WordPress is a monumentally popular choice when it comes to content management. Open source, simple to learn and highly customisable, it’s easy to see why WordPress is so widely embraced. But many users might be unfamiliar with the programming language that underpins
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Now more than ever, the internet is playing a key role in every aspect of our lives, both in terms of work and entertainment. And with this increased use comes a pressing need to ensure all our information is secure online.
When it comes to online security, the more you
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Recently we highlighted the risks posed by SQL injection. The other major type of injection attack is known as cross-site scripting or XSS.
To understand cross-site scripting, you have to look back at the history of the internet. In the early days of the World Wide Web, most
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SQL injection involves the insertion of SQL code into a website, commonly through the web browser address bar, or via a login form or search box. The code is then executed against a database to fraudulently access information or modify existing data in various ways.
The common vulnerabilities exploited by
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Everyone loves the idea of open source. It’s all about great software, built by passionate people who really know their stuff, and it’s free! It is free, right? Well, not always, but we’ll get to that. By contrast, the concept of software as a service (SaaS) is
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